The lights shined on Don Shows Field for another Friday night in West Monroe, but instead of a football game, former players and loved ones celebrated the life of legendary football coach Don Shows after his death.

The ceremony at times played out like a pep rally for West Monroe to honor the former coach. Attendees joined in with West Monroe cheers and chants and the school band played "Go Rebels Go", "Dixie" and the alma mater.

Former players under Shows filed into the stadium as "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins played. Notable players that attended were former LSU standouts Barkevious Mingo, Jordan Allen and Brady James.

“Don Shows made West Monroe a household name in the state of Louisiana and especially in the Louisiana Superdome, where we made frequent visits and most of the time came back victorious," former Rebel offensive coordinator Scott Stone said during the ceremony. "People’s expectations went from winning a few games to winning championships year after year.”

Shows coached at Ruston, Pineville and Jonesboro-Hodge before took over the West Monroe program in 1989. He won eight state championships during his tenure and he was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He died at the age of 74 after battling health problems this past year.

First-year Ouachtia Christian Coach John Parker and the Eagles (4-3) fell behind 4-0 in the first inning to Northlake Christian (5-4). However, playing a clean game allowed the Eagles to come back for the win.

“We didn’t hit the ball extremely well tonight but because of the pressure we were able to put on their defense they made several errors and the team that made the less mistakes won the game,” Parker told The News Star.

The game looked a bit like the 2014 season for the Eagles. After starting the season off with three consecutive losses in the Denham Springs tournament, Ouachita Christian strung together four straight wins in its home tournament this weekend.